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高地 (こうち, kouchi) Japanese meaning: high ground | Kotomora

高こう地ち

こ

う

ち

Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

high ground; plateau; heights; highlands

Refers to elevated land, often in geographical or descriptive contexts. Can be used for plateaus, highlands, or any area of high altitude.

この高こう地ちでは空

くう

気き

が

薄うす

い

。

The air is thin on this high ground.

アンデス高こう地ちには独どく特とくの生せい態たい系けいがある。

The Andean highlands have a unique ecosystem.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉は高こう地ちに位い置ちしているa place is situated in the highlands
この村むらは高こう地ちに位い置ちしている。
This village is located in the highlands.
高こう地ちで生せい活かつするto live in the highlands
彼かれらは高こう地ちで生せい活かつしている。
They live in the highlands.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
地ground, earth

Related words

高こう原げんN1
高原 specifically means a plateau or tableland, whereas 高地 is the broader term covering any elevated area.
山さん地ちN1
山地 emphasizes mountainous terrain specifically, while 高地 more generally denotes any high-altitude land, not necessarily mountainous.
ハイランド
ハイランド is a loanword often used in place names or stylized contexts, while 高地 is the everyday, native Japanese term for highland terrain.
高こう所しょ
高地 is a geographic term for highland terrain, whereas 高所 can describe any high spot, including man-made structures.
高たか台だい
高地 refers broadly to highland regions or high-altitude areas, while 高台 usually describes a smaller, local elevated spot like a hillside lot.

Opposites

低てい地ち
低地 refers to low-lying land, the direct opposite of the elevated land described by 高地.

Don't confuse with

高こう知ち
高知 is the proper name of a Japanese prefecture, sharing the exact same pronunciation as the common noun 高地 meaning 'highlands'.
耕こう地ちN2
耕地 (cultivated land) and 高地 (highland, elevated terrain) are pronounced identically as こうち but refer to completely different kinds of land.

Word family

高こう地ちトレーニング
high-altitude training

Etymology

Compound of 高 (high) and 地 (land, ground). The reading is on'yomi, following standard Sino-Japanese patterns.